JR East Introducing Railway of Love

Single in Japan and looking for a mate? Between the ages of 25 and 40? Blind dates, bars, clubs, parks, staff parties and othe

New Gundam Café opens in Akihabara

Mobile Suit Gundam is one of the most popular anime series not only in Japan but worldwide. It’s no secret that I am a b

Roaring River Cave and Mayfield Falls Photos

Late last month I went to the Roaring River Cave and Mayfield Falls in Westmorland Jamaica as a part of the usual monthly phot

The Demon in the Teahouse

After enjoying the first book in the Samurai Mysteries series called The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn I moved on to the second boo

One Love Jamaica Festival 2010 Pictures

Yoyogi park in Tokyo Japan was bathed in a Jamaica vibe last weekend when the 2010 staging of the One Love Jamaica Festival to

Monster Hunter Tri – First Impressions

For the last two weeks or so I have been playing Monster Hunter Tri. I had not touched the Nintendo Wii in my living room for

Ichi-Bam Dancers from Japan on Dancin’ Dynamites

Talent shows are all the rage now from singing to dancing to drumming. North American shows like American Idol and Dancing wit

In Loving Memory of Air Jamaica

The writing was already on the wall when I made my first post about the Air Jamaica issue in February in which I talked about

Manga Farming anyone?

There is a new way to recycle and reuse old manga books in Japan – use them for farming! o_O. Tokyo-based artist Koshi K

Giveaway Winners + Awesome Live Show

I had a really awesome time yesterday while broadcasting my first Jamaipanese live show via ustream. I topped out at a whoppin

First Jamaipanese Live Web Show Date

After months of procrastinating the geek Gods have removed my excuse and blessed me with a Microsoft LifeCam Cinema which I go

Operation Visit Japan – April 2010 Report

Writing the monthly report post for Operation Visit Japan is easily one of my favorite tasks each month. Still over a year awa

The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn – Book Review

Let me start off by saying The Ghost on the Tokaido Inn is an awesome book. The experience reading it is everything and more t

I gOtZ it – Monster Hunter Tri

My weekend has been filled with English Premiere League Football, fixing my ever dying home PC (more on that later), photograp

MTV Japan 2010 VMAs – Reggae Video Nominees

Japan is the second largest music market in the world with a vibrant local music scene and deep connection to the global music

Another Japan based Twitter Clone – Imatsubu

Fuji Television Network, Inc or Fuji TV is one of Japans major television networks, kind of like an ABC or NBC of Japan. Just

Kanji Poster and Audio Tours Giveaway

Hosting competitions for my readers is fun. It has been quite a while since my last contest so I am happy to announce the Kanj

Japan’s Chances at the 2010 World Cup

We are now just over 50 days away from the beginning of the 2010 FIFA World Cup to be held in South Africa. Unfortunately Jama

Jamaican Restaurant Opens in Harajuku

A new restaurant has opened in Japan offering authentic Jamaican cuisine in the Harajuku district of the capital Tokyo. JamRoc

Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn – Day of the Unicorn

Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn is originally a light novel that is in it’s final chapters before being wrapped up, but for m

What is it like being a JibTV Monitor?

For the five month period from November 2009 to March 2010 I was a monitor for Japan International Broadcasting Inc or JibTV.

Honda 3R-C Urban Transport Vehicle

Futuristic electric powered vehicles seems to be what the major players in the Japanese auto industry is focusing on. Vehicles

The Invention of Dr. Nakamats Trailer

Dr. Nakamats is a famous Japanese inventor. I have heard about him before but since viewing the trailer for an upcoming movie

7 Japan related Blogs I recently discovered

Before starting my own blog a couple years ago I used to be a big reader of blogs on the various topics that were of interest